45 moments

1. Birth in Lübeck

   1913-12-18 · Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

   Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm, later Willy Brandt, was born in the Free City of Lübeck.

2. Exile residence in Stockholm

   1940-08-01 · Stockholm, Sweden

   After escaping occupied Norway, Brandt became a Norwegian citizen in Stockholm and lived there through the end of the Second World War. The source gives August 1940 but not a day.

3. Lecture at Bommersvik College

   1940-12-01 · Bommersvik College, Bommersvik, Sweden

   In Swedish exile, Brandt lectured on the circumstances faced by social democrats in Nazi Germany and occupied countries. Coordinates are a representative point for Bommersvik College.

4. Return to Berlin

   1946-01-01 · Berlin, Germany

   Brandt returned to Berlin after the war and worked for the Norwegian government there. The source supports late 1946 but no more precise date.

5. Official White House meeting

   1961-01-01 · White House, Washington, D.C., United States

   As West German opposition leader, Brandt attended an official meeting with President John F. Kennedy at the White House. The source identifies 1961 but does not provide a meeting date.

6. Twinning visit to Hammersmith

   1963-01-01 · Hammersmith, London, England, United Kingdom

   Brandt travelled to Hammersmith and presented its mayor with a West Berlin street lamp to mark the Hammersmith-Neukölln twinning. The source provides only the year.

7. Kennedy visit to Rathaus Schöneberg

   1963-06-26 · Rathaus Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany

   As governing mayor of West Berlin, Brandt participated in John F. Kennedy's Rathaus Schöneberg appearance and speech.

8. State visit to The Hague

   1969-12-01 · The Hague, Netherlands

   Soon after becoming chancellor, Brandt made a visit to The Hague. The table is a chronology of international trips made by Willy Brandt; the surrounding section is headed 1969.

9. Visit to Paris

   1970-01-01 · Paris, France

   Brandt visited Paris as chancellor during his January 1970 diplomatic travel. The table is in the 1970 section; the date is represented at month precision because the schema does not support date ranges.

10. Visit to Tunis

    1970-01-01 · Tunis, Tunisia

    Brandt visited Tunis during an early 1970 foreign trip as West German chancellor. The table is in the 1970 section; the date is represented at month precision because the schema does not support date ranges.

11. Visit to Copenhagen

    1970-02-14 · Copenhagen, Denmark

    Brandt made a one-day chancellorial visit to Copenhagen. The table is in the 1970 section.

12. Visit to London

    1970-03-01 · London, England, United Kingdom

    Brandt visited London in March 1970 during a series of European diplomatic trips. The table is in the 1970 section; the date is represented at month precision because the schema does not support date ranges.

13. Erfurt summit with Willi Stoph

    1970-03-19 · Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany

    

    Brandt met East German premier Willi Stoph in Erfurt, the first summit between the heads of the two German states.

14. Visit to Buchenwald concentration camp

    1970-03-19 · Buchenwald Memorial, Weimar, Thuringia, Germany

    During the Erfurt trip, Brandt visited the former Buchenwald concentration camp. The table is in the 1970 section.

15. Visit to Oslo

    1970-04-01 · Oslo, Norway

    Brandt returned to Oslo, a city closely associated with his wartime exile and Norwegian citizenship. The table is in the 1970 section; the date is represented at month precision because the schema does not support date ranges.

16. Treaty of Moscow visit

    1970-08-01 · Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

    Brandt travelled to Moscow for the Treaty of Moscow, a central agreement in his Ostpolitik. The table is in the 1970 section.

17. Visit to Rome

    1970-11-01 · Rome, Italy

    Brandt visited Rome as part of his chancellorial diplomacy in late 1970. The table is in the 1970 section; the date is represented at month precision because the schema does not support date ranges.

18. Warsaw kneeling at Ghetto Heroes Memorial

    1970-12-07 · Warsaw Ghetto Heroes Monument, Warsaw, Poland

    During his Polish state visit, Brandt laid a wreath and knelt at the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising memorial, a defining gesture of reconciliation.

19. Visit to Hartford

    1971-06-01 · Hartford, Connecticut, United States

    Brandt visited Hartford, Connecticut, in the United States shortly after his Jamaican stop. The table is in the 1971 section; the date is represented at month precision because the schema does not support date ranges.

20. Visit to Kingston

    1971-06-01 · Kingston, Jamaica

    Brandt visited Kingston during a June 1971 international trip. The table is in the 1971 section; the date is represented at month precision because the schema does not support date ranges.

21. Visit to Crimea

    1971-09-01 · Crimea, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union

    Brandt visited Crimea during a September 1971 trip to the Soviet Union. The table is in the 1971 section; coordinates are a representative point for the broad regional place named by the source.

22. Visit to Key Biscayne

    1971-12-01 · Key Biscayne, Florida, United States

    Brandt visited Key Biscayne, Florida, at the end of 1971. The table is in the 1971 section; the date is represented at month precision because the schema does not support date ranges.

23. Visit to Stockholm

    1971-12-01 · Stockholm, Sweden

    Brandt made a December 1971 visit to Stockholm, where he had lived during his wartime exile. The table is in the 1971 section; the date is represented at month precision because the schema does not support date ranges.

24. Visit to Isfahan

    1972-03-01 · Isfahan, Iran

    Brandt visited Isfahan during his 1972 state visit to Iran. The table is in the 1972 section; individual stops are not dated separately.

25. Visit to Kharg Island

    1972-03-01 · Kharg Island, Iran

    Brandt visited Kharg Island during his March 1972 Iranian itinerary. The table is in the 1972 section; individual stops are not dated separately.

26. Visit to Tehran

    1972-03-01 · Tehran, Iran

    Brandt visited Tehran during a March 1972 trip that also included Isfahan and Kharg Island. The table is in the 1972 section; individual stops are not dated separately.

27. Visit to Eisenstadt

    1972-05-01 · Eisenstadt, Burgenland, Austria

    Brandt visited Eisenstadt during the same May 1972 Austrian itinerary. The table is in the 1972 section; individual stops are not dated separately.

28. Visit to Vienna

    1972-05-01 · Vienna, Austria

    Brandt visited Vienna during a May 1972 Austrian trip. The table is in the 1972 section; individual stops are not dated separately.

29. Visit to Brussels

    1973-02-07 · Brussels, Belgium

    Brandt visited Brussels during a 1973 round of European and transatlantic diplomacy. The table is in the 1973 section.

30. Visit to Belgrade

    1973-04-01 · Belgrade, Yugoslavia

    Brandt visited Belgrade during his April 1973 trip to Yugoslavia. The table is in the 1973 section; individual stops are not dated separately.

31. Visit to Brijuni

    1973-04-01 · Brijuni, Croatia, Yugoslavia

    Brandt visited the Brijuni islands during his April 1973 Yugoslav itinerary. The table is in the 1973 section; individual stops are not dated separately.

32. Meeting with Nixon and Kissinger

    1973-05-02 · Washington, D.C., United States

    Brandt was in the United States with President Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger during his Washington visit. The image caption establishes the date and co-presence in Washington during the documented 29 April–3 May visit.

33. Visit to Jerusalem

    1973-06-01 · Jerusalem, Israel

    Brandt visited Jerusalem during a June 1973 trip to Israel that also included Lod and Herzliya. The table is in the 1973 section; individual stops are not dated separately.

34. Visit to Chicago

    1973-09-01 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Brandt visited Chicago during the same late-1973 United States itinerary. The table is in the 1973 section; individual stops are not dated separately.

35. Visit to New York City

    1973-09-01 · New York City, New York, United States

    Brandt visited New York City during a late-1973 trip to the United States. The table is in the 1973 section; individual stops are not dated separately.

36. Visit to Strasbourg

    1973-11-01 · Strasbourg, France

    Brandt visited Strasbourg in November 1973. The table is in the 1973 section; the date is represented at month precision because the schema does not support date ranges.

37. Prague treaty visit

    1973-12-01 · Prague, Czechoslovakia

    Brandt visited Prague in connection with the Prague treaty and his Ostpolitik toward Czechoslovakia. The table is in the 1973 section; the date is represented at month precision because the schema does not support date ranges.

38. Visit to Algiers

    1974-04-01 · Algiers, Algeria

    In his final weeks as chancellor, Brandt visited Algiers. The table is in the 1974 section; the date is represented at month precision because the schema does not support date ranges.

39. Visit to Cairo

    1974-04-01 · Cairo, Egypt

    Brandt visited Cairo immediately after his Algerian trip in April 1974. The table is in the 1974 section; the date is represented at month precision because the schema does not support date ranges.

40. SPD conference in Munich

    1982-01-01 · Munich, Bavaria, Germany

    Brandt appeared with his successor Helmut Schmidt at an SPD conference in Munich. The source provides only the year.

41. Hostage-release mission to Baghdad

    1990-01-01 · Baghdad, Iraq

    One of Brandt's last public appearances was a flight to Baghdad to secure the release of Western hostages held after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. The source provides only the year.

42. Reunification-era speech in Dessau

    1990-01-01 · Dessau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

    Brandt gave a speech in Dessau shortly before German reunification. The source provides only the year.

43. Reunification-era speech in Wismar

    1990-01-01 · Wismar, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

    Brandt gave a speech in Wismar in advance of the 1990 East German general election. The source provides only the year.

44. Hostage flight arrives at Frankfurt Airport

    1990-11-09 · Frankfurt Airport, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Brandt returned from Baghdad with 174 freed hostages; his aircraft landed at Frankfurt Airport.

45. Death at home in Unkel

    1992-10-08 · Unkel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

    Brandt died of colon cancer at his home in Unkel on the Rhine.